U.S. to Buy Investigational Flu Vaccines

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CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today that Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has finalized a deal to buy investigational flu vaccines from international manufacturers, for use this flu season.

Dr. Julie Geberding, speaking at an American Medical Association forum on the current flu vaccine shortage, said that "since these vaccines are investigational they will require informed consent."

Asked for specifics, Geberding said "a standard medical consent will be required."

She declined to elaborate on the number of investigational vaccine doses covered by the new agreement. "Secretary Thompson will answer all those questions," she said.
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[aquart]

1. That means they could kill you, right?

Gosh, Tommy, good deal.

These "international manufacturers," friends of yours?

[wordout]

2. not killyou.

not right away. let the dumb ants take it back to their nest and kill the lot of em within 72 hours. (oops! al-qaida musta infected the batch) --LET THE QUARANTINES BEGIN!

[VegasWolf]

3. I say we test them first on the bushco admin. n/t